Campers stand poised on a dock at Camp Quinipet, on Shelter Island, NY, run by the New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. Experts say It is important to gauge when and if your child is ready to take the plunge for sleepway camp. Photo: © Camp Quinipet via American Camp Association of NY and NJ Is Your Child Ready for Sleep Away Camp? Are you beginning to think about overnight camp for your child? Overnight camp is an exciting experience where your child... Camp Guide 18 Jan 2024 | 01:54
Fairview Lake Y Camp sits on a mile long lake. Photo: Fariview Lake Y Camp YMCA Camps Are Still the Industry Stalwarts It’s easy to take the YMCA (ymcanyc.org) for granted because it’s always been there—at least in our lifetimes, and that of... Camp Guide 17 Jan 2024 | 06:23
Celebration: Marian Kramer Vosk (celeberating her 60th birthday) tragically passed in 2021 but she parlayed her life long love of camping into her first job job as a counselor and then became a camp director before entering the public school eduction system. Her lifelong love of camping was handed down to her three daughters: Stephanie Vosk Smartschan, Amy Vosk Balick, and Lisa Vosk Paravati. Photo: Stephanie Smartschan How Love of Camp Became a Lifelong Vocation and Career With “Happy Camper” as her social media handle, it’s easy to figure out that the summer camp experience played a pivotal... Camp Guide 19 Jan 2024 | 03:53
Camp Shomira kids enjoy the outdoors. Photo: Camp Shomira/Instagram Jewish Summer Camps Are Tried and True, Even if Not as Rustic as They Once Were Jews and summer camp go together like bagels and lox, like bialys and onions; like getting Chinese food on Christmas. Think... Camp Guide 16 Jan 2024 | 01:44
Kids at Camp Bernadette with counselors on the shores of Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro, NH. Camp Fatima for boy is about a half hour away, both administered by the Diocese of Springfield, Mass. Photo: Camp Bernadette Summer Camps for Catholic Kids Once, Catholic sleepaway camps were everywhere. In the May 1, 1948 issue of The Tablet, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese... Camp Guide 19 Jan 2024 | 06:05
Asphalt Green’s Summer Day Camp runs from June 27 to August 16, and features a wide variety of sports for kids to play. ( Photo via Asphalt Green/YouTube ) Asphalt Green & Chelsea Piers Offer Sports Camps That Stay In Manhattan For Manhattanites with sporty kids looking for a stupendous camp adventure once school lets out–but who don’t want to send... Camp Guide 24 Jan 2024 | 11:26
Sometimes making a paper parrot can be more enjoyable for a youngster than kicking around a soccer ball. It’s important to calibrate summer activities to each individual child. Photo: Lillbeth Serran/US Fish & Wildlife via Wikimedia Commons Create Your Own Camp For Your Anti-Camper Kid Some kids suffer through the 10-month school year just to spend 8 glorious weeks at either sleepaway or day camp. Ah, the... Camp Guide 17 Jan 2024 | 12:47
The Magic of Camp By Jess Michaels Summer camp is so much more than playing sports and doing arts & crafts! Yes, your child will participate... Camp Guide 25 Jan 2023 | 10:57
The Whitney Musuem of American Art offers two free summer programs for teens. Photo: You Tube/Whitney Museum. Whitney Museum Offers Free Summer Programs for Teens Not every summer program requires kids to pack up and leave home or for parents to spend a lot of money. The Whitney Museum... Camp Guide 23 Jan 2023 | 02:07
Counselors Met Future Spouse Working at a Summer Camp Ron Gammell first noticed Mary Turk on the bus en route to camp. ``She had a pretty smile,’’ he said of the young woman who... Camp Guide 25 Jan 2023 | 11:00
The Best Way to Pay for Summer Camp Tuition Summer camp memories don’t come cheap. With camp costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars a week, credit cards can seem... Camp Guide 25 Jan 2023 | 11:02
One great bonding experience is to send your kids to the same summer camp you enjoyed in your youth. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Passing Down Summer Camp from One Generation to the Next When Sarah Wagoner’s first child was born, the doctor announced during delivery, ``It’s a girl. Do you know what to do with... Camp Guide 20 Jan 2023 | 01:39
Camp Guide 101 Summer Camp Search 101 By Jess Michaels Thinking about camp for your children this summer? Don’t put the search off. Camps... Camp Guide 25 Jan 2023 | 11:07
Children experiment with nails and hammers as they build structures. Photo courtesy of play:groundNYC Island Adventure Sure, New York City is made up of islands, but Governors Island is an island, island – no subway, no bridges, no trams –... Camp Guide 16 Mar 2022 | 05:28
Matthew O’Reilly at camp. Photo: Rob Foldy Ninjas in the Night As our counselors yell at us to wake up early in the morning for a daunting canoe trip across the vastness of the lake, we... Camp Guide 07 Mar 2022 | 10:04
